Awesome to see and hear how people get into this line of work. Great to see people doing what they love. So nice of you Ashley to pass on your knowledge and expertise!
Nice shop Johnny & beautiful bowl. I've been turning bowls for a couple of years and I have never been that good. I really enjoyed the story behind your inspiration to take the bull by the horns, so to speak. I'm 71 yrs. old & been a safecracker & locksmith fo 43 yrs. I'm ready for a new adventure. By the way Ashley, your expertise at the lathe is amazing & you've never looked more lovely.
Gosh Ashley, listening to you in the video? I could lay down and just listen to your voice and relax. Ty for the video and thank you Johnny. Will check out your channels.
When I see shops like this owned by a young guy it makes me wish I could go back 45 years and... well, I guess the lesson is that you should do what makes you happy (as long as you can make a living) rather than what you think will make you the most money.
Thank you for posting this Ashley. I feel out on a limb in the UK and videos like this really help fuel my carpentry and turning. I would love to see a video on end grain turning for deep drinking vessels like tankards.
Ashley your not just a beautiful woman.. your a beautiful person.. An Inspiration! When I need to de-stress I watch your videos. Thank you for this channel.
Ashley another outstanding video I would like to give a shout out to Justin Marie your videographer as he does a fantastic job. While you are the lead in the video Justin puts its all together and I could not compliment him enough. I watch a lot of videos and yours are by far the best I have seen. I would like to ask one question, while I have read a lot about the CBN wheels and the different grits. I was wondering if you would maybe do a video on the different grits, what they are best used for and the different jigs that work with them. I know you are not totally technical on the matter but I am sure a sponsor would be willing to help you out. Thank you for all you do for the community you are a very bright star in the woodworking and turning community.. All the best.
Ashley, are you doing any turning classes close to Oklahoma City in the next year or so? I really want to get some good hands on training with HSS tools in a class.
Ashley, love your video productions. Questions about the grinding wheels shown in this video: What grit CBN wheel did he buy (or do you recommend)? I noticed he kept on of the aluminum oxide wheels that came with the Rikon grinder. Do you recommend keeping that or going with a different grit CBN wheel? Thanks.
The wheels that I recommend are on my website, ashleyharwood.com. The only reason you would want an aluminum oxide wheel is if you plan to grind non high-speed steel
Notice watches and rings being warren while turning. I thought that for safety it was advised not to ware anything on your arms or figures. What is your opinion??
Very nice and interesting video! Thanks. I would add that this video seemed to have more ads per time than usual. Probably not something you have control over. Wow! Lots of skipping! But again. Interesting video.
PS: Ashley, this grinder set-up is a clear KNOCK-OFF of Vicmarc's CBN sharpening system- even to the grinding rest system, even similar rest to the lathe based version vicmarc has. Which is a very good system, Please state this in the video, or at least this is a "d.i.y." setup for his own shop, not a grab of the vicmarc design.( BY the way I am not meaning this in a rude way, just that I am a naturalised Australian, so any copy rite infringement of one of our own (Queensland) products, raises my blood pressure slightly :-) ).
